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John 6:27–28

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Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
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From verse 27

  1. Colossians 3:2Rank 1 from verse 27
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    2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

  2. Isaiah 55:2Rank 2 from verse 27
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    2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  3. John 6:54Rank 3 from verse 27
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    54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

  4. 2 Timothy 2:19Rank 4 from verse 27
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    19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  5. John 6:40Rank 5 from verse 27
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    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

From verse 28

  1. Acts 16:30Rank 1 from verse 28
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    30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

  2. Acts 9:6Rank 2 from verse 28
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    6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

  3. Luke 10:25Rank 3 from verse 28
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    25¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

  4. Matthew 19:16Rank 4 from verse 28
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    16¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

  5. Acts 2:37Rank 5 from verse 28
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    37¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

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John 6:27

COMBINED MEANING

labour

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1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

endureth

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Sense 1: Continues, remains, lasts, or abides. Sense 2: Bears or withstands hardship.

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everlasting

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1. Continuing without end. 2. Extending backward without beginning. 3. Enduring or permanent throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sealed

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Closed, secured, authenticated, confirmed, ratified, or marked as belonging to someone.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 6:28

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

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Read all 38 verses in John 6:22–59

6:22¶ The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

6:23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

6:24When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

6:25And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

6:26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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6:28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

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6:29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

6:30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

6:31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

6:32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

6:34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

6:35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

6:36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

6:39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

6:41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

6:42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

6:43Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

6:45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

6:46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

6:47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

6:48I am that bread of life.

6:49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

6:50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

6:52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

6:53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

6:55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

6:56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

6:57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

6:58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

6:59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

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